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Parental involvement and the academic achievement of Mexican American youths: what kinds of involvement in youths' education matter most? |
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Social Work Research, 35(3), September 2011, pp.159-170. |
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1070-5309 |
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1545-6838 |
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Parental involvement in education is a key focus of current policies aimed at improving academic outcomes of students at risk for academic underachievement in the United States. This study examined forms of parental involvement in education to determine which had the strongest relationships with young people's academic outcomes. It used nationally representative data from the National Education Longitudinal Survey, and focused on Mexican American families and young people, noting that this is a population at high risk for academic underperformance. The data was used to assess the influence of 6 parenting practices on subsequent academic performance of 1,609 Mexican American students: parental involvement with school organisations, discussion of school related issues between parents and students, parental help with homework, parent and child involvement in enriching activities, educational resources in the home, and allocation of resources to extracurricular instruction. The findings showed that positive effects of parental involvement occurred through involvement in the home, while parental involvement in school organisations was not associated with achievement. |
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education; educational performance; Hispanic people; parental role; parent-child relations; young people; |
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